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August 27, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 27, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with CO.


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center letter OABCLNY
Spelling Bee for August 27, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter Y: September 27, 2022
Center letter L: May 20, 2020
Center letter A: July 5, 2019
Center letter B: November 8, 2018

words: 252
score: 1,222 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 7
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 3 AC x 1 AL x 9 AN x 10
BA x 19 BL x 5 BO x 35
CA x 17 CC x 1 CL x 6 CO x 42 CY x 6
COA x 5 COB x 3 COC x 9 COL x 14 CON x 4 COO x 4 COY x 3
LA x 2 LL x 1 LO x 23
NA x 7 NO x 38 NY x 1
OB x 4 OC x 1 OL x 4 ON x 4 OO x 1
YA x 5 YN x 1 YO x 6

cmp 5 6 7 8 10 tot
B - - 1 - - 1
C - - 1 1 1 3
L - - - 1 - 1
O 1 1 - - - 2
tot 1 1 2 2 1 7

debut appearances 0

BALCONY, BALLOONACY

word       length      
ABOB 4
ABOLLA 6
ABOON 5
ACLONAL 7
ALBANOL 7
ALBOLL 6
ALCO 4
ALCOOL 6
ALCYON 6
ALLOY 5
ALOC 4
ALOLL 5
ALOO 4
ANCON 5
ANCONA 6
ANCONAL 7
ANCONY 6
ANNONA 6
ANNOY 5
ANOA 4
ANON 4
ANONA 5
ANYON 5
BABACO 6
BABOO 5
BABOON 6
BACALAO 7
BACCOO 6
BACON 5
BACONY 6
BACOO 5
BALBOA 6
BALCONY 7 perfect pangram
BALLBOY * 7
BALLON 6
BALLOON 7
BALLOONACY 10 pangram
BALLOONY 8
BALOO 5
BANCO 5
BAOBAB 6
BAON 4
BLANCO 6
BLOB 4
BLOBBY 6
BLOC 4
BLOLLY 6
BOAB 4
BOABY 5
BOBA 4
BOBAC 5
BOBBLY 6
BOBBOL 6
BOBBY 5
BOBO 4
BOBOL 5
BOCA 4
BOCAL 5
BOCCA 5
BOLA 4
BOLL 4
BOLO 4
BOLON 5
BONA 4
BONACON 7
BONBON 6
BONNACON 8
BONNY 5
BONOBO 6
BONY 4
BOOB 4
BOOBOO 6
BOOBY 5
BOOBYALLA 9
BOOCOO 6
BOOL 4
BOOLY 5
BOON 4
BOOYA 5
BOYLA 5
BOYLY 5
BOYO 4
CABOCLO 7
CACAO 5
CACOON 6
CALALOO 7
CALLALOO 8
CALLBOY * 7
CALLOO 6
CALO 4
CALYON 6
CANNOLO 7
CANNON 6
CANNONBALL * 10
CANOLA 6
CANON 5
CANYON 6
CAOBA 5
CAYO 4
CCOYA 5
CLOACA 6
CLOACAL 7
CLOACALLY 9
CLONAL 6 disallowed elsewhere
CLONALLY 8
CLOY 4
COAL 4
COALA 5
COALBALL * 8
COALLY 6
COALY 5
COBB 4
COBBLY 6
COBBY 5
COCA 4
COCAL 5
COCCAL 6
COCO 4
COCOA 5
COCOBOLA 8
COCOBOLO 8
COCONA 6
COCOON 6
COLA 4
COLCANNON 9
COLL 4
COLLA 5
COLLAB 6 allowed elsewhere
COLLABO 7
COLLOCAL 8
COLLY 5
COLO 4
COLOANAL 8
COLOCOLO 8
COLON 5
COLONY 6
COLY 4
CONAL 5
CONN 4
CONNY 5
CONY 4
COOCOO 6
COOL 4
COOLLY 6
COONCAN 7
COYA 4
COYLY 5
COYOL 5
CYANO 5
CYANOL 6
CYCLO 5
CYCLOALLYL 10
CYCLOL 6
CYLCON 6
LALO 4
LAOYA 5
LLANO 5
LOAN 4
LOBAL 5
LOBBY 5
LOBLOLLY * 8 allowed elsewhere
LOBO 4
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
LOCA 4
LOCAL 5
LOCALLY 7
LOCAO 5
LOCO 4
LOCON 5
LOLL 4
LOLLY 5
LONA 4
LONCO 5
LOOB 4
LOOBY 5
LOON 4
LOONY 5
LOYAL 5
LOYALLY 7
NABOB 5
NANO 4
NANOALLOY 9
NANOBALL 8
NANOBALLOON 11
NANOCANAL 9
NANOCLAY 8
NOBBLY 6
NOBBY 5
NOBLY 5
NOLA 4
NOLL 4
NOLO 4
NONALLOY 8
NONALLY 7
NONANAL 7
NONANOL 7
NONANOYL 8
NONBABY 7
NONBALL 7
NONBANANA 9
NONBLOC 7
NONBONY 7
NONCALL 7
NONCANAL 8
NONCLAY 7
NONCLONAL 9
NONCLONALLY 11
NONCOAL 7
NONCOCOA 8
NONCOLA 7
NONCY 5
NONLAB 6
NONLOCAL 8
NONLOCALLY 10
NONLOYAL 8
NONNA 5
NONNO 5
NONNY 5
NONO 4
NONYL 5
NOOB 4
NOOBY 5
NOON 4
NOYAN 5
NYLON 5
OBAN 4
OBBO 4
OBOL 4
OBOLO 5
OCCY 4
OLAY 4
OLLA 4
OLLAY 5
OLONA 5
ONLAY * 5
ONLOAN * 6
ONLY 4
ONYON 5
OOAA 4
YABBO 5
YACON 5
YANACONA 8
YANO 4
YAYO 4
YNOL 4
YOAL 4
YOBBO 5
YOBO 4
YOLA 4
YOLO 4
YOYO 4

* compound(ish) word

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